$145,600 - $218,400 USD yearly
Originally posted 20 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As an Always On Power Management Firmware Developer, you will work on the enablement of power management solutions across Qualcomm's SoCs. You will define and implement embedded firmware to manage operation of the Always On subsystem, controlling the distribution of allocated power and thermal budgets.
What you'll do
- Define and implement embedded firmware to manage the operation of the Always On subsystem, focusing on limits management and allocating power and thermal budgets.
- Collaborate internally with hardware power management, firmware development, and architecture teams to establish implementation strategies.
- Help characterize existing and new IPs across SoC platforms.
- Engage with third parties on enablement of new platforms and provide input to SoC and platform architects on future designs.
- Define, model, design, optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP (block/SoC) development.
- Utilize design tools and flows to execute architecture and design tasks for complex blocks or SoCs.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field with 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience; or Master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience; or PhD with 2+ years of relevant experience.
- Experience with embedded firmware or ASIC development.
- Experience working with power management solutions or IP characterization.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
- 6 years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
- 2 years of experience with architecture and design tools.
- 2 years of experience with scripting tools and programming languages.
- 2 years of experience with design verification methods.
- 1 year of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
More semiconductor jobs: Qualcomm jobs · Firmware engineer jobs · San Diego jobs
First seen in our index 84 days ago, well above the 56-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
754
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Median days since first seen
56 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$172k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (754 roles · 88 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 120 | 754 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 720 | 6659 · 159 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 65 d | 56 d (−9 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $172k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 117 open roles · median 65 d
- NVIDIA · 84 open roles · median 50 d
- Micron Technology · 50 open roles · median 79 d
- AMD · 47 open roles · median 37 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 37 open roles · median 34 d
- Analog Devices · 31 open roles · median 31 d
How we counted: 754 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 88 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 12 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.